Email Project 2003-2004

Our email project is well underway.  We have heard from over 720 authors and illustrators.  We have heard from people from all across our country, as well as from  the United Kingdom, Canada, Puerto Rico, India, Australia, Argentina,  Israel, Singapore, the Philippines, New Zealand, Ireland,  Scotland, Wales, Japan,  France,  Germany,  Turkey and Malta.

This year to help us prepare to celebrate the 100th birthday of Dr. Seuss we are asking our new author and illustrator friends to tell us which of his books is their favorite.  We are charting these in the hall for all the students to see.

Here we are holding one of the maps that we use to find out where our author and illustrator friends live.

Bailey looks over two of the posters we received from Alaska. Joey and Stephen check out our graph to see which Dr. Seuss book seems to be the most popular among our illustrator and author friends.  Paige and Jessica look over some of the newest additions to our hallway display of letters.

We were very surprised and excited to receive these special shirts from our illustrator friend,  Catherine Benante.  You can visit her website at http://www.nectarstudio.com

 We celebrate that both school and reading are fun!

Listed below are links to some of the authors and illustrators who have been in touch with us.

Rebecca Blasing: Thank you for sending us your wonderful book! http://www.blazingink.com/

Trevor Zahra:  Our new friend from Malta. http://www.trevorzahra.com

Mona Gansberg Hodgson:  We enjoyed the I Wonder Books, and the Desert Critter books which helped us learn about being content, and valuing each other's individuality.  We also loved the book marks she sent to us. http://www.monahodgson.com

Laura J. Bryant:  We loved the book and bookmarks she sent us.  Be sure to check out her wonderful pictures on her webpage. http://www.laurabryant.com

Gina Capaldi:  Thank you for sending us the books and postcards. To view her other illustrations and see a list of books she illustrated, be sure to visit her website. http://www.ginacapaldi.com

Sue Shanahan:  Thanks for the wonderful cards, and posters.  The bookmarks she sent us reminded us of the importance of reading with our families.  To see her artwork be sure to go to her webpage. http:www.sueshanahan.com

Laura Freeman: Here we are showing the Bible Songs books Laura illustrated and  sent to us.  We were really excited to receive such a wonderful gift in the mail, and loved singing all the songs.  We are preparing to sing some of the songs from our new books during Catholic Schools week. http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2btzp/laura/index.htm

Laurie Krebs: She sent books to us that weren't bound.  We loved seeing books before they are put together. We are learning how to count in Swahili from the book she sent us. Check out her website.  http://www.lauriekrebs.com

Tamra Wight:  Her book, The Three Grumpies, reminded us not to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. http://www.thethreegrumpies.com

Susan J Tweit:  We loved the postcards, and the book City Foxes.  We really enjoy learning about animals.  http://www.salidamillwork.com/sjtweit/index.html

Michelle Medlock Adams:  We certainly did feel blessed to receive the three wonderful books she sent, which helped us to understand that we should appreciate all that God gives us and be happy with our place in life.  http://www.michellemedlockadams.com/

Carolyn Lesser:  We loved all the books she sent, and her wonderful webpage which helps us to understand the beauty of nature.  http://www.carolynlesser.com

Gloria Lapuyade:  This wonderful illustrator sent us postcards and a beautiful animal print for our classroom.  Her generosity also presented us with a collection of "We Both Read Books."  It is fun to take turns reading by pages with our teacher.  To view her wonderful art be sure to visit her page at: http://www.gloriarts.com/ To learn more about the "We Both Read Books" visit: http://www.webothread.com

Deborah Turner:  Visit the website to learn about the courage of this amazing dog.  Deborah and Willy sent us autographed cards, a poster and stickers. Their page is filled with activities for kids as well as links to other interesting sites.  http://www.wheelywilly.com

Here we are with the books sent to us from photographer, Alvis Upitis.  We loved learning how cheese is made and the pictures certainly made us hungry!  Thank you Mr. Upitis!  You can visit his website at:http://www.tla1.com/child-illus/au.htm

We love the books  and CD's sent to us from Jorge Tello Aliaga .  We have learned so much from the books, and have enjoyed the pictures and stories, as well as the music from the CD's .  Be sure to visit his exciting webpage filled with activities at: http://www.pers.com

Be sure to visit the website of this wonderful illustrator to see the very special page she created just for our class:  www.karengillistaylor.com

A very big thank you to Dorthy Kostrum who sent us so many wonderful books.  We loved reading all of them and reading them to our kindergarten friends.  We felt really special when she sent us each a book designed just for us!  Check out the website with her books.  There are bookmarks to make and coloring sheets too!  http://www.kadybooks.com

Here you can see us displaying the posters that Sharon Pierce McCullough sent to us.  We had a wonderful time discussing the pictures, and then choosing one and writing a story about it.

We learned about why we celebrate the Fourth of July as America's birthday in the wonderful book sent to us by  Connie Hein.  We can't wait to find out about Toliver's next adventure.  Be sure to visit the website to learn more about this author and her wonderful book. http://www.stillwaterpublishing.com

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